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J. A. BRADY.

DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED Amma, |919.

Patented Oct. 28, 1919.

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NITED STATES narranu JAMES A. BRADY, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

DISPLAY-STAND.

To all whom imag concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. BRADY, a

' citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Display-Stand, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention aims to provide a stand particularly applicable for the window display of goods.

, One of the main features of my invention is the provision of a device of the above nature which may be folded together, so s to occupy a minimum of space when the same is being shipped or not in use.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a display stand in' which none of the parts connecting the various elements of the stand may be visible from in front of the same. i

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a'device of this nature which shall provide a display stand embodying supreme simplicity of construction and,

hence, cheapness of manufacture, together with maximum strength, so that the heaviest 4classes of goods may be displayed upon the same without any dangerof breakage or collapsing of the stand.

Reference is had to the accompanymg drawings which illustrate one ractical embodiment of this invention, an in which-m Fi ure 1 is a front view of my improved stan in open position and ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; and

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, one of the legs being folded.

In these various views like reference nu- 40 merals designate similar parts, and the referthere extend backing walls, such as 4, 5 and" 6, which are connected to the -horizontal shelves by any suitable means, such as sets of hinges 7 and 8, and other such hinges 9 and 10. In this connection, however, it is to be understod that all of these hinges are to be as nearly concealed as ossible, so that;

if the stand were viewed rom the front, none of these hinges would be noticeable. It will, further, be understood, upon' reference to the drawings, that the backin vwall 6 is not hingedly secured to the she f 3 bt'is reversed.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 0013. 28, 1919. Application led April 28, 1919. Serial No. 293,043. l

rigid therewith, as clearly shown by the connection, which may be a screw or nail,

indicated by the reference numeral 11.

Secured to the underside of the shelf 3, as,

for instance, by means of a hinge 12, is a supporting block 13 adapted to r1 idly hold the shelf 3 in applied position; inged to the outer edge'of the block 13, by-means of a hinge such as 14, is a second block or leg 15 supporting the shelf 2. To the outer 'edge of thisleg, in turn, is secured, by

. coperating between the outermost leg 17 and the outer edge of'the shelf 1, which may take the form of an eyelet 18 'extending outwardly fromthe rear edge of the shelf l, and a slidable bolt 19 secured to the outer edge of the leg 17 and adapted to pass through the eyelet 18 so as t0 prevent any movement of the leg 17 and its associated legs with respect to such eyelet after the bolt has been properly positioned.

In operation it will now be seen that to collapse the stand all that it is necessary to do is for the operator to retract the bolt 19 from out of engagement with the eyelet18 and to swinglthe legs 13, 15 and 17 inwardly around the inge 12. When the legs have 'been so positioned, they vma be folded' one upon the other, as indlcate in Fig. 3, and may finally assume a position where their faces are flush with one another and securely housed within the space inclosed by the shelf 3 and the backing wall 6. It will now readily be appreciated that the shelves 1 and 2, together with their associated backing walls 4 and 5, may be folded one upon the other on top of the shelf 3, so that a3 compact package is formed. To open the stand, it will be appreciated that the aforedescribed. procedure will ,simply have to be I wish it' understood thatIdo not desire to limit myself to the specific form of stand shown in the appended drawings and de yscri-bed in theaccompanying specification,

and that Imay, for instance, vary the number of shelves and their size at will without ranged one above in the least departing Jfrom the scope of this ranged one above the other and a corresponding number of individual legs for supporting such shelves, such legs being foldable and movably connected one to the other.

3. A display stand, including a number of shelves arranged one above the other and being hingedly secured together, and individual legs for su portingv such shelves, such legs being foldab one to the other. L. l

4. A display stand, including a number of shelves arranged one above the other and being hingedly secured to ether, and movably connected individual e s for sup' orting such shelves, suclil legs eing fol able one upon the other and underneath such shelves. y

5. A display stand, including a number of shelves arranged one above4 the otherl and -being hingedly secured together and individual legs for supporting such shelves, such legsI being foldable one upon the other and underneath' the lowermost of such shelves.

e and movably connected f' tending vrearwardly from the respect to the other.

6. A display stand, including a number of shelves and a corresponding number of individual legs for supporting such shelves, such legs being movably connected one to the other, the lowermost of such legs being connected to the underside of the lowermost such shelves and hingedly secured thereto,` and individual legs movably connected one to the other for each of such shelves.

9.l A display stand, including a number of shelves hingedly secured together, a corresponding number of legs for such shelves, such legsl being hingedly secured together and to the lowermost shelf, an eyelet exouter edge of the topmost shelf, and a sliding bolt secured4 to the outer edge of the outermost leg and extending through the eyelet when in applied position.

10. A display stand, including a number of shelves secured to ether, a corresponding number of legs Inova ly connected one to the other for such shelves, and meanscoperating'between the outermost leg and shelf for retaining the same in fixed position one with JAMES A. BRADY. 

